A Feeding Tube Used for a Patient with Esophageal Varices

question 62

Multiple Choice

A feeding tube used for a patient with esophageal varices should be:

• A)wide and rigid.
• B)narrow and flexible.
• C)able to deliver insulin to maintain proper blood glucose levels.
• D)short and rigid.
• E)wide and flexible.

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Definitions:

Cellular Damage

Harm or injury to cells resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals, lack of nutrients, infection, or physical injury.

Light-Dependent Reactions

First stage of photosynthesis; convert light energy to chemical energy. A noncyclic pathway produces ATP, oxygen, and NADPH; a cyclic pathway produces ATP only.

Cyclic

A term describing structures or processes that occur in or follow a circular or repeating pattern.

Noncyclic

Referring to processes that do not repeat in a cycle but occur in a single, linear sequence or are constant.